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H1N1 could boost antibiotic prescriptions, creating more drug resistance
A medical worker receives a vaccine during a counter the H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination session for medical staff at the hospital in Chur, eastern Switzerland, Nov. Comment?
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UN slams a discriminatorya Swiss minaret ban
The United Nations called Switzerland's ban on new minarets "clearly discriminatory" and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country's image. Comment?
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What the What? Swiss Ban Minarets
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... According to Wikipedia: The Swiss minaret controversy began in a small municipality in the northern part of Switzerland in 2005. The contention involved the Turkish cultural association in Wangen bei Olten, which applied for a construction permit to ... Comment?
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Timeline of key events in career of Henderson
... Pacific. 2004 - Takes over GM's European operations as group vice president and chairman of GM Europe in Zurich, Switzerland. January 2006 - Appointed by CEO Rick Wagoner as chief financial officer. March 2008 - Promoted to GM president and chief ... Comment?
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Gold mining planned near Boulder
BCBR Article Gold mining planned near Boulder By Doug Storum December 1, 2009 -- BOULDER - A Switzerland-based company hopes to begin mining gold in western Boulder County by the first quarter of 2010 to capitalize on the record price of gold. Comment?
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Polanski in Swiss jail until at least Friday
... fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet, Polanski will not be allowed to leave his house in Gstaad while Switzerland decides whether to extradite him to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski will need to ... Comment?
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Fears grow over dangers of Swiss minaret vote
The Swiss foreign minister warned on Tuesday that a decision by voters in Switzerland to ban new mosque minarets could endanger security, amid stark warnings about a broader threat of extremism. Comment?
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The United Nations called Switzerland's ban on new minarets "clearly discriminatory" and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country's image. Comment?
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UN slams 'discriminatory' Swiss minaret ban
The United Nations called Switzerland's ban on new minarets "clearly discriminatory" and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country's image. 16 comments
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Switzerland Faces 'Security Risk' after Voters Endorse Minaret Ban
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Walter Wobmann, President of the committee "Yes for a ban of Minarets", gestures in Egerkingen, Switzerland. Comment?
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Vote to ban minaret building 'endangers our security', says Switzerland's foreign minister
A decision by Swiss voters to ban the construction of minarets poses a risk to Switzerland's security, the country's foreign minister says. Comment?
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Swiss businessmen in Libya given 16 months
... at normalising relations with Tripoli. On November 4 it said Libya's "systematic refusal" to cooperate with Switzerland in the case of the two Swiss prompted that decision. The men have been prevented from leaving the country for more than a year ... Comment?
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Lesotho citizens get a glimpse of World Cup trophy
... even though the national stadium is yet to be completed. The trophy left the head quarters of FIFA in Zurich - Switzerland on September 22 on a tour of 86 countries, including 54 African countries. The trophy was was made in 1974 by Silvio ... Comment?
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Libya jails two Swiss businessmen
... business activity," the official added, without specifying a date. The businessmen had been due to return to Switzerland on September 6, but two days earlier daily newspaper La Tribune de Geneve printed pictures of Hannibal Kadhafi looking ... Comment?
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Arab League decries Swiss minaret ban
Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Tuesday denounced a vote in Switzerland that banned the construction of any further minarets, saying he hoped the referendum result would face a legal challenge. Comment?
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Swiss fine drug firms $5.7M for price-fixing
... decision will not survive a court examination," Pfizer added. Swiss fine drug firms $5.7M for price-fixing BERN, Switzerland The Swiss branches of Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly & Co. and Bayer AG were fined a total of 5.7 million francs ($5.7 million) by ... Comment?
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Polanski in Swiss jail until at least Friday - AP
... fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet, Polanski will not be allowed to leave his house in Gstaad while Switzerland decides whether to extradite him to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski will need to ... Comment?
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Swiss: Polanski in jail until at least Friday
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... Polanski's lawyer Lorenz Erni outside the district court prison in Winterthur, 25 kms (15,5 miles) from Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, where Polish born film director Roman Polanski is being held. Polanski appeared set to be released ... Comment?
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Daily TWiP a " Madame Tussaud of wax figure fame born today in 1761
... birth name. Tussaud's father died shortly before she was born, so her mother moved to Bern, Switzerland, with their infant daughter, taking a position as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius. Curtius was a physician and an accomplished wax ... Comment?
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Swiss government 'very concerned' over minaret ban
The Swiss foreign minister says the government is "very concerned" over a weekend referendum that declares the building of any new minarets in Switzerland illegal. Comment?
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